---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth."
description: "AN ACT relating to child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 212"
citation: "Kentucky HB 212 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Minors", "Deaths", "Public Health", "Women"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Massey", "S. Heavrin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/827d206b-6bcf-413e-a428-db8156dc70da"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb212.html"
source_hash: "e60f80d75cc1945d9a30b0a4d7c9e8056520388d2f33283be3f764d658165d79"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 212 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to child and maternal fatalities in the Commonwealth.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb212/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 121** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0121.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb212/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 212 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Massey — primary (person)
- S. Heavrin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** to Health and Family Services (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10, 2021
- **2021-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** recommitted to State Government (H)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** taken from State Government (H)
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** placed in the Orders of the Day
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 92-3 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** to Health & Welfare (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** taken from Health & Welfare (S)
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** 1st reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Health & Welfare (S)
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 36-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 121) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/827d206b-6bcf-413e-a428-db8156dc70da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).